Combined paper-cutter attachment and book-mark.



umsmzv. PATENTED JUNE30.1903.

' c. J. 1. DEVLIN.

COMBINED PAPER CUTTER ATTACHMENT AND BOOK MARK. APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 21, 1902.

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WITNESSES A TTORNE Y S 2 UNITE STATES CHARLES J. I. DEVLIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Patented Tune 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 732,527, dated June 30, 1903.

Application filed August 21, 1902. Serial No. 120,476. (No model.)

' lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a paper-cutter so designed as to form a part of the general make-up of books, magazines, and other publications issued and sold with uncut edges, thereby supplying the reader with means for conveniently cutting the leaves, and to so construct the'cutter that it is also available as a book-marker.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indi cate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an open book, showing the improvement applied thereto, the papercutter and its carrying-leaf being combinedly of the same size as the'leaves of the book to which the cutter is applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a closed book, illustrating the improvement applied, the paper-cutter and its carrying-leaf being of such size that the paper-cutter extends beyond the outer longitudinal edges of the ordinary leaves of the book; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 2, the papercutter, however, being shown as extending beyond the transverse edge of the leaves of the book.

A represents an extra leaf for a book, which leaf is of any convenient width and length and is adapted to be laid in or bound into a book B or a like publication Whose leaves dentations located in the outer edge of said leaf, parallel with said edge, so that the leaf A is divided into two sections-an outer stripsection 12 and an inner body-section 11. The

body-section 11 is left in the book; but the strip-section 12 is separated from the body section at the line 10 of perforations or by other means of separation, to be hereinafter described, and when so separated the stripsection-12 of the .auxiliary leaf is used for separating the connected leaves, and as well as performing such service the strip 12 may be utilized as a book-mark and may have various items of information or advertising matter produced thereon.

In Fig. 1 the auxiliary leaf A, with-its cut.- ting-section 12 attached, is of a size corresponding to the size of the ordinary leaves of the book, and the cutting-strip 12 is at the outer longitudinal edge of the body portion of the auxiliary leaf, although the cutting-strip may be at an end portion of the auxiliary leaf or extend transversely thereof.

In Figs. 2 and '3 the auxiliary leaf A is larger than the ordinary leaves of the book,

' of the book constitutes the cutting-strip 12.

It will be understood that the line of perforations 10 extends the full width. or length of .the auxiliary sheet, as required by the shape of said leaf. When binding the auxiliary leaf A in a book, it is preferably made to magazines or other publications having flexible covers, the auxiliary leaf A may con stitute one of the covers, and in such an event it may be of the same or of larger size than the ordinary uncut leaves of the publication, and the cutting-strip may be at the longitu- Whenthe device is applied dinal or at the transverse marginal portion of the auxiliary leaf.

I desire it to be understood that instead of the perforations 10 a slit or slot may be substituted, especially when the auxiliary sheet A is made of heavy material, and when a slit or slot is used it does not extend to the transverse edges of the leaf.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Abook, magazine, or other publication, provided with an auxiliary leaf made of a stouter material than the ordinary leaves of the book or publication, the auxiliary leaf being of greater area in one direction than the ordinary leaves of said publication, the said auxiliary leaf having a separating-line made therein, extending from one edge to the opposing edge adjacent to the outer margin, whereby the auxiliary leaf is divided into a body-section and an outer strip-section, the outer strip-section being adapted for use as a papercutter or as a book-marker, which outer strip-section also extends beyond the marginal line of the ordinary leaves of the publication, as described.

2. A book, magazine, or other publication, provided with an auxiliary leaf of a stouter material than the ordinary leaves of said book or publication, the auxiliary leaf being of greater area in one direction than the ordinary leaves of the publication, the said auxiliary leaf having a line of perforations or indentations made therein, extending from one edge to the opposing edge adjacent to the outer margin, whereby the said auxiliary leaf is divided into a body-section and an outer stripseetion, the outer strip-section being adapted for use as a paper-cutter or as a book-1narker, which outer strip-section also extends beyond the marginal line of the ordinary leaves of the publication, the said line of perforations or indentations being parallel with and adjacent to an outer edge of the ordinary leaves of the publication, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAS. J. I. DEVLTN.

V itnesses:

A. O. DEVLIN, LEO DEvLIN. 

